PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaire has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Terry Sharp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Donaire
vs
Sharp

170 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

176 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nonito Donaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Donaire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donaire is breathing heavily.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp prevents Donaire from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharp.
Sharp pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donaire misses with a body punch.
Donaire being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Donaire's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donaire is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Donaire wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharp won't allow it.
Sharp has Donaire pressed against the cage.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donaire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sharp just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sharp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donaire blocks it with crossed arms.
Donaire is trying to pull guard but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Sharp's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Donaire shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sharp pinned against the cage. Sharp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nonito Donaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Donaire.
Donaire tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Donaire back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Sharp.
Donaire blocking some punches.
Sharp stalling against the cage.
Donaire is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Donaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Sharp keeps control of Donaire as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Donaire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharp pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Donaire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharp tries to clinch but Donaire is having none of it.

Sharp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donaire up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Donaire working aggressively here.
Sharp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donaire up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.

Donaire gets tackled into the cage by Sharp. Sharp maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharp.
Sharp pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donaire drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donaire misses with the head strike.
Sharp content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.

Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp avoiding damage.
Donaire is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sharp is defending well.
Sharp stalling.
Donaire is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sharp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sharp pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.

Sharp clinches.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donaire is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Sharp prevents Donaire from breaking the clinch.
Donaire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp tries a body shot but Donaire blocks it.
Sharp's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Donaire wants to break free but Sharp has control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharp.
Sharp tries a body shot but Donaire blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Donaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donaire sizes up Sharp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donaire misses with a series of wild punches.

Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp leaning against his opponent.
Donaire tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp slowing the pace effectively.
Donaire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sharp walks away with a smile on his face. Donaire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharp controlling the action here for a moment.
Donaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donaire is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sharp to keep the fight standing.
Sharp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donaire up against the cage.
Donaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Sharp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sharp has managed to clinch.
Donaire has Sharp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sharp effectively controlling the action here.
Donaire fails to pull guard.
Sharp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Donaire keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Donaire circles away.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Donaire circles away.

Sharp darts in and clinches Donaire up against the cage.
Sharp just leaning against Donaire, taking a breather.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp controlling the action here for a moment.
Donaire fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nonito Donaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Donaire misses with the combination.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Donaire circles away.

Sharp rushes Donaire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donaire working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Donaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donaire blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.

Sharp drives through and clinches with Donaire against the cage.
Sharp controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Sharp tries to clinch but Donaire is having none of it.

Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Donaire tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp has Donaire pressed against the cage, preventing Donaire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donaire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sharp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharp slows down the pace here.
Donaire tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp slowing the pace effectively.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Donaire avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Donaire blocks an uppercut.
Sharp content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Terry Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.

Sharp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donaire, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharp stalling.
Donaire tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sharp is struggling to control the position.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donaire's elbow.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donaire working aggressively here.
Donaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Donaire is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donaire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp tries a body shot but Donaire blocks it.
Donaire tries to pull guard but Sharp won't allow it.
Sharp stalling the fight.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donaire misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Sharp to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.

Sharp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donaire is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Sharp slowing the pace effectively.
Donaire is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sharp to keep the fight standing.
Sharp is struggling to control the position.
Donaire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Sharp forces Donaire back against the cage and clinches.
Sharp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Donaire shoots in looking for a takedown but Sharp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Donaire's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Donaire.
Sharp stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Donaire's head.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharp has Donaire pushed against the cage.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donaire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.
Donaire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Sharp clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp slowing the pace effectively.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donaire is defending well for now.
Sharp has Donaire pushed against the cage.
Nonito Donaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terry Sharp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Terry Sharp!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Terry Sharp!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Terry Sharp!

Terry Sharp wins by unanimous decision!